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Volume XVI, Number 123 3rd Waning of Wagaung 1370 ME Tuesday, 19 August, 2008 Four political objectives Four economic objectives Four social objectives * Stability of the State, community peace * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round * Uplift of the morale and morality of development of other sectors of the economy as well and tranquillity, prevalence of law and the entire nation * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic order * Uplift of national prestige and integ- system * National reconsolidation rity and preservation and safeguard- * Development of the economy inviting participation in * Emergence of a new enduring State ing of cultural heritage and national terms of technical know-how and investments from Constitution character sources inside the country and abroad * Building of a new modern developed * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept * Uplift of health, fitness and education nation in accord with the new State in the hands of the State and the national peoples Constitution standards of the entire nation Maj-Gen Khin Zaw of Ministry of Defence meets Tatmadaw members in Aunglan Township

Maj-Gen Khin Zaw inspects collective cultivation of paddy on the farm of farmer Daw Khin San at Kwanlon Village tract in Aunglan Township.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 18 Aug also met departmental of- in Aunglan, 44,618 acres paddy on the farm of road section. Myanma Kyangin-Thayet Ð Maj-Gen Khin Zaw of ficials, members of social in Thayet District and farmer Daw Khin San in Railways is implementing Railroad project includes the Ministry of Defence organizations and local 115,818 acres in Magway Kwanlon Village tract the 320-mile Kyangin- 40-mile Kyangin- and Chairman of Magway people at Aungmye Division. with the use of power till- Pakokku Railroad project. Okshippin railroad sec- Division Peace and De- Shwewa Hall. Maj-Gen Khin Zaw ers. They cordially greeted The railroad will be in tion, 35-mile Okshippin- velopment Council Col Maj-Gen Khin Zaw inspected pumping of wa- the farmers. three sections—Kyangin- Kanma section and 35- Phone Maw Shwe met and party inspected culti- ter from the river at the Maj-Gen Khin Zaw Thayet, Thayet-Pwintbyu mile Kanma-Thayet sec- Tatmadaw members and vation of long staple cot- Duyingabo river water inspected Okshippin rail- and Pwintbyu-Pakokku. tion.—MNA their families at the re- ton at field No. 87 of pumping station in gional battalion in farmer U Zaw Htet Aung Aunglan Township. Aunglan Township on 16 in Ingon Village. Maj-Gen Khin Zaw Donations for storm victims August. A total of 9,583 acres and party also inspected YANGON, 18 Aug— Maung Swe accepted K School in Phonetawpyae Maj-Gen Khin Zaw of cotton have been grown collective cultivation of Secretary of National 27 million donated by village Pyinkhayine vil- Disaster Preparedness service personnel of the lage-tract Hainggyikyun Central Committee Ministry of Industry-2. township, Labutta district, Kyangin-Thayet Railroad project includes Chairman of cash and Deputy Minister for In- Ayeyawady division to 40-mile Kyangin-Okshippin railroad section, kind accepting and su- dustry-2 Maj-Gen Kyaw the minister at the Fire pervisory committee Swa Khaing presented the Services Department 35-mile Okshippin-Kanma section and 35-mile Minister for Social Wel- donation for repair and (Head Office) here this fare, Relief and Reset- furnishing of Basic Edu- morning. Kanma-Thayet section. tlement Maj-Gen Maung cation Post-Primary MNA

19-8-08 (FINAL) NL 1 7/30/18, 8:47 PM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 19 August, 2008 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire

Tuesday, 19 August, 2008 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation Strive for improvement of * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy socio-economic status The government is redoubling its efforts Winners of Tatmadaw Judo/Acrobatics for reconstructing the storm-hit regions with competitions awarded the participation of well-wishers and social YANGON, 18 Aug— A organizations. As a result, the socio-economic prize presentation life of local people in the affected areas ceremony of the Defence returned to normal as they have been able to Services Commander-in- Chief’s Shield Tatmadaw resume their livelihood. (Army, Navy and Air) Village-to-village roads are being Judo and Acrobatics constructed in Kungyangon, Pyapon, Bogale competitions for 2008 was held at the National Indoor and Dedaye regions while roads and bridges Stadium-1 in Thuwunna on Dedaye-Pyapon road section, Pyapon- here this evening. Bogale road section and Pyapon-Kyaiklat Among the spectators were Commander of road section are being upgraded. Yangon Command Brig- As the reconstruction tasks are in full Gen Win Myint and wife swing, construction of houses in some Daw Kyin Myaing, villages of the storm-hit regions has been Deputy-Commander Brig-Gen Kyaw Kyaw completed cent per cent. Making better use Tun and wife, Tatmadaw of facilities provided such as paddy seeds, (Army, Navy and Air) power tillers and fuel, the cultivation of senior military officers and wives, guests, officials monsoon paddy in those regions has of Myanmar Judo exceeded the target. Federation and Myanmar Commander Brig-Gen Win Myint presents championship shield to acrobatics team of Yangon Command.—MNA Having been supplied with fishing boats, Acrobatics Federation. The deputy- Command Brig-Gen Win fishing nets and other related items, some Yangon Command retain the crown for 19 commander and senior Myint presented Acrobatics team could years.— MNA townships in the storm-hit regions are now military officers presented Championship Shield to able to engage in their fisheries business. awards to winners of the Northern Command Team Prizes for outstanding ASEAN tournaments and the best who became the champion At present, the reconstruction of houses, st players in Judo and of Judo tournament for handicrafts to mark the 41 schools, rural health centres and hospitals is Acrobatics tournaments. 2008 and to the champion being carried out in storm-stricken regions The deputy commander of Acrobatic tournament Anniversary of ASEAN Day also presented gifts to MJF for 2008 Yangon YANGON, 18 Aug— Judges for Outstanding while station hospitals and basic education and MAF. Command Team. The prize presentation ASEAN Handicrafts middle schools are being upgraded. On behalf of the The Northern ceremony for outstanding Competition, those from Defence Services At a time when the government is Command Judo team has ASEAN handicrafts to the ASEAN Affairs Commander-in-Chief, reconstructing the storm-ravaged regions become the champion for mark the 41st Anniversary Department of the Commander of Yangon two-consecutive years. with the participation of well-wishers, all the of ASEAN Day was held Ministry of Foreign at the National Theatre on Affairs and the Ministry local people are to try their utmost for EP No. 2 Ministry honours Myoma Kyaung Road, of Culture and others. improvement of their socio-economic status. Dagon Township here Director-General U outstanding students yesterday morning. Sann Win made a speech NAY PYI TAW, 18 2007-2008 academic year. It was attended by on the occasion. Aug—Ministry of Electric Out of 256 Chairman of Myanmar Next, Chairman of Power No. 2 honoured matriculated students of ASEAN National Cultural the Panel of Judges U outstanding students of the ministry, 51 won and Information Aung Thwin explained employees of the ministry distinctions and the Committee Director- matters related to the on 16 August. ministry spend K 47.1 General of the participation of Myanmar At the ceremony to million to honour them Archaeology, National in Outstanding ASEAN honour outstanding and to present cash Museum and Library Handicrafts Competition students held at the assistance to students of Department U Sann Win, held in Thailand in 2007. ministry here, Minister for the ministry this year. Rector of National Culture Later, Director- Electric Power No. 2 Maj- The minister and Fine Arts University General U Sann Win Gen Khin Maung Myint, presented K 600,000 each (Yangon) U Tin Soe, presented a prize to U Deputy Minister Brig-Gen to three six-distinction Secretary of Myanmar Wunna Kyaw who won Win Myint and Director- winners, the deputy ASEAN National Cultural the ASEAN region level General of Electric Power minister K 500,000 to a and Information outstanding handicrafts Department Dr Thein Tun five-distinction winner Committee Pro-Rector of competition. presented award in cash and Director-General Dr National Culture and Fine Afterwards, U Wunna Minister Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint to students who passed the Thein Tun K 400,000 each Arts University (Yangon) Kyaw spoke words of presents prizes to outstanding students of the matriculation examination to four four-distinction Daw Nanda Hmon, thanks. staff families.—ELECTRIC POWER NO. 2 with distinctions for the winners.— MNA Chairman of Panel of MNA

19-8-08 (FINAL) NL 2 7/30/18, 8:47 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 19 August, 2008 3 Former Maoist rebel sworn in as Nepal PM DPRK vows to beef up military KATHMANDU, 18 Aug— politics when he was 17 Pushpa Kamal Dahal, or and went underground in Prachanda as he is popularly power against US threats known and who led a 1981. For the next several PYONGYANG, 18 Aug—Under the threat the newspaper. decade-long bloody insur- years, he led the Maoists to its sovereignty and security, the The US should drop its anti-DPRK gency, took the oath of through an insurgency to Democratic People’s Republic of Korea policy and stop military drill against the office as Nepal’s new prime (DPRK) has no choice but to build up its abolish monarchy. The 10- DPRK, and furthermore change the minister from President military power, said the official Rodong armistice into a peace treaty, it added. Ram Baran Yadav Mr Prachanda year conflict, that began in Sinmun daily on Monday. The US and South Korea began Monday. country, he did it in the 1996, claimed more than Claiming “dialogues” with the DPRK Monday their massive annual joint He was elected prime name of the people. 13,000 lives. on the one hand, the US takes hard line military drill, codenamed Ulchi minister last week, four Prachanda, 54, joined against it on the other hand by holding Internet Freedom Guardian, in which about months after elections in military manoeuvres on the Korean 56, 000 South Korean troops and 10,000 which his Communist Party Peninsula, said a commentary carried by 5.2-degree earthquake US soldiers will participate. —Internet of Nepal (Maoist) became the largest party in the 601- hits Guatemala Philippine President orders military member constituent assembly. MEXICO CITY, 18 Aug—A 5.2 Richter Scale actions against armed rebels Instead of taking the oath earthquake hit Sunday a large part of Guatemala, in the name of God, as is mainly the west region, causing no casualties or MANILA, 18 Aug— and a threat to regional news network ABS-CBN customary in the damage. The earthquake took place at 8:25 local time Philippine President peace and stability. News quoted Arroyo as overwhelmingly Hindu (1425 GMT) and its epicentre was in the southwest Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo “Because of these saying. of Guatemala, the National Institute of Seismology, on Monday called on sneaky and treacherous “We will not tolerate and Hungarian Vulcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology said. government troops to fight attacks, as your com- we will crush any attempt parachuters perform According to information reaching here from against rebels in response mander-in-chief, I have to disturb peace and Guatemala City, the earthquake felt stronger in to a surge of deadly ordered the Armed Forces development in Min- during an Quetzaltenango, San Marcos, Solola, Totonicapan, guerrilla attacks launched of the Philippines and danao,” she said, adding International Air Mazatenango and Retalhuleu.—Internet in the south over the past Philippine National Police that an emergency meeting Show in Kecskemet few days. to defend every inch of is being called on to assess 90km (60 miles) south Car bombing outside US base According to local Philippine territory the situation and come up media reports, Arroyo against rebel forces and with “concrete, decisive of Budapest, on 16 kills, wounds 22 in E Afghanistan labeled the attacks by immediately restore peace action.” Aug, 2008. KABUL, 18 Aug—Insurgents detonated a vehicle- rebels as “treacherous” in the affected areas,” local Internet XINHUA borne IED (Improvised Explosive Device) outside a US base in eastern Afghan province of Khowst on UK troops ‘kill Afghan Monday, killing nine Afghans and wounding another 13, said a Coalition statement. The explosion did not civilians’ penetrate the base’s perimeter and Afghan security forces thwarted an additional IED outside the base, LONDON, 18 Aug—An investigation is under way the statement said. US forces assisted in evacuating after four civilians were apparently killed and three the wounded to the base hospital and are providing injured in Afghanistan in a rocket attack by British medical care. —Internet troops. The incident involving the 2nd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment happened on Saturday in the Five killed, 28 injured in Sangin district of Helmand province. An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) spokesman said the bus accident in east Spain patrol launched the rockets in self-defence. The M ADRID, 18 Aug—At least five people died and a Ministry of Defence said a full investigation would be further 28 were injured in a bus accident Sunday carried out. Pakistan’s Musharraf afternoon in the municipality of Oropesa del Mar, The spokesman added: “Our sympathies are with Castellon, east of Spain, the Centre of Emergency the families of the killed and injured civilians at this announces resignation Coordination said. time.” The accident occurred on the AP-7 highway, when The incident happened on Saturday morning when ISLAMABAD,18 Aug— the bus left the road. An air ambulance helicopter a patrol picked up a radio message calling for Pakistan President Pervez was sent to the scene. insurgents to converge on the area to attack the patrol, Musharraf announced his According to Castellon Firemen Corp, the number an ISAF spokesman said. resignation Monday. of mortal victims could increase, and the Centre of He said the patrol identified insurgents with “I don’t want the Information said that from the 28 injured people, 20 weapons on the roof of a building preparing to attack. people of Pakistan to slide were in a grave condition. —Internet In order to protect themselves, the patrol launched deeper and deeper into three rockets, all of which hit the target. —Internet uncertainty,” Musharraf Suicide bomber kills 15 said. Mr Pervez Musharraf “For the interest of the people in Baghdad nation, I have decided to resign as president,” he and launching attacks on BAGHDAD, 18 Aug—A suicide bomber struck a checkpoint manned by anti-Qaida fighters on Sunday said. “I am not asking for militant groups near the anything. I will let the night, killing 15 people and wounding 29 others, an country’s border with people of Pakistan decide Interior Ministry source said. my future.” Afghanistan. A suicide bomber on a bicycle blew up his Musharraf has been a He was expected to explosive-belt at the local Awakening Council group keen ally of the West in members of the Sunni neighbourhood of Adhamiyah, the fight on terror, turn in his resignation to receiving billions in parliament Monday. the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. military aid from the US Internet Internet

19-8-08 (FINAL) NL 3 7/30/18, 8:47 PM 4 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 19 August, 2008 Venezuela to send fuel to Colombian border area CARACAS, 18 Aug— further boosted to 19 mil- As one of the world’s The Venezuelan govern- lion litres per month, the top oil producers, Vene- ment will supply Colom- PDVSA said. zuela sells fuel in its do- bia’s border region of The move, part of an mestic market for very Norte de Santander with agreement signed be- low prices, which is 8 million litres of gasoline tween the PDVSA and its around 0.15 US dollars every month starting Colombian counterpart per gallon. Thursday, Venezuelan Ecopetrol, is aimed at However, this has state oil giant PDVSA containing the rampant prompted the smuggling said Sunday. smuggling of Venezuelan of cheap Venezuelan fuel The supply could be oil into Colombia. into Colombia, which is suffering like many other Fifteen year-old girl practices her aerial skills at countries amid soaring oil Circus Smirkus camp in Craftsbury Common, prices. Vermont recently. —XINHUA Xinhua It’s all about wearing and Israeli Navy to turn owning smiles BEIJING, 18 Aug— Jin Dongri’s sweet smile has back boats sailing earned her a new title at the Beijing Games. The youngest overseas volunteer of the Olympics to Gaza will proudly bring home to Britain the nickname “Sun- JERUSALEM, 18 Aug— The Israeli Navy has been shine” as dubbed by audiences and fellow volunteers. ordered to turn back two boats sailing to Gaza by US- Jin Dongri (right) based activists in an attempt to challenge Israeli block- and Zheng Weiwei, a ade, the Jerusalem Post reported on its website Mon- Chinese master day. student at a French It was reported by Ha’aretz Sunday that Israeli mili- university, stand in tary may use force to block the two boats but the Is- front of an Olympic rael Navy has not received any instructions on how to billboard. —XINHUA treat the vessels at that time. “I have heard too many unfair words like silent and The Navy officials Monday were quoted as saying shy when describing Chinese abroad,” said Jin. the Navy had a number of options in dealing with the “I’m afraid many foreign people have no idea Chi- boats, which have set out from Crete, via a stop-over nese girls have the cutest smile.” in Cyprus. The 18-year-old Beijing-born ethnic Korean moved The boats, carrying 44 pro-Palestinian foreign ac- to Europe eight years ago and currently studies at a tivists trying to “break the siege of Gaza”, are due to British high school in Cambridge. approach the strip in the second half of this week. Jin, who speaks Chinese, English and German, has Since Gaza has been declared a combat zone, Is- kept busy during the Games translating Chinese hu- rael is within its rights to use force against the seafar- mour for western audiences - and flashing her conta- ers. according to Israeli Foreign Ministry. —Xinhua gious smile. Five-year-old girl Xinhua South China car All items from Xinhua maker to raise Zhang Luxi and her Hundreds evacuated after dam aunt pose for photo at News Agency breaks near Grand Canyon production capacity the Tian’anmen Indonesians try to grab prizes hung on top of HAIKOU, 18 Aug — Square in Beijing, greased poles during a game locally known as FAW Haima Automobile capital of China, on “Panjat Pinang”, as part of celebrations for the Co Ltd, a car maker in 17 Aug, 2008. country’s 63rd independence anniversary in south China’s Hainan Jakarta on 17 Aug, 2008. —XINHUA Province, on Saturday be- XINHUA gan construction of a third factory. The factory will double the company’s an- nual production capacity of 150,000 cars, said Jing Zhu, chairman of the board of Haima Invest- A view of the Grand Canyon, Arizona.—XINHUA ment Group Shareholding LOS ANGELES, 18 Aug — A dam broke near the Co Ltd, parent company Grand Canyon in Arizona on Sunday, prompting the of FAW Haima Automo- evacuation of hundreds of people, officials said. bile Co Ltd. There was no immediate report of injuries from Covering an area of the burst which was caused by heavy rains, according 55.3 hectares, the factory to Grand Canyon National Park spokeswoman will make products in- Maureen Oltrogge. The failure of the Redlands Dam cluding 150,000 cars and caused some flooding in the village of Supai, where 200,000 sets of gearboxes about 400 members of the Havasupai tribe live, annually upon completion Oltrogge said. —Xinhua in 2010. —Xinhua

19-8-08 (FINAL) NL 4 7/30/18, 8:47 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 19 August, 2008 5 Fire devastates theatre in Brazil BRASILIA, 18 Aug—A was the most seriously inaugurated in March fire Sunday destroyed the damaged, and its ceiling 1950 and was one of the theatre “Cultura Artistica” was completely destroyed. main cultural points of Sao in the centre of Sao Paulo The second floor also Paulo, artistic director city, southeast Brazil, suffered damage. Gioconda Bordon said. causing no casualties. The first floor and the Sao Paulo authorities The fire occurred at 4:00 basement escaped the said experts will evaluate local time (0700 GMT) in devastation, and amural by if the fire had weakened a nearby building and was the Brazilian artist Di the structure of the brought under control Cavalcante in the front of building. Performances around 8:45 local time the building also survived, were indefinitely can- Leaders who attend the 28th summit of the Southern African Development (1145 GMT), firefighters firefighters said. celled. Community (SADC), pose for a group photo in front of the theme motto of the said. The flames reached The building was Internet Free Trade Area (FTA) in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 17 Aug, 2008. The 20 metres high with huge SADC officially launched the Free Trade Area (FTA) under the theme columns of smoke. 1918 flu survivors’ antibodies “SADC Free Trade Area for Growth, Development and Wealth Creation” on The third floor, with the helpful for anti-bird flu fight Sunday. —XINHUA largest hall of 1,156 seats, BEIJING, 18 Aug—Antibodies from survivors of the Thai meteorological US helicopter crashes north most devastating 1918 influenza pandemic still protect against the virus, providing a new approach to battle authority warns flooding of Baghdad future epidemics that could be triggered by bird flu. BANGKOK, 18 Aug—The Meteorological Department TIKRIT (Iraq), 18 Aug—A US helicopter apparently American scientists studied 32 people who lived of Thailand on Monday morning warned residents crashed in Salahudin province in north of Baghdad on through the 1918 flu, and found all had antibodies in living near the banks of Mekong and its branch rivers Monday morning, a source from US and Iraqi liaison their blood to kill the virus with surprising efficien- to brace themselves for possible flooding. office said. cy,reported the journal Nature Sunday. In its daily forecast issued on Monday dawn, the “We have received information that a US helicopter The antibodies from the survivors, now aged 91 to department said Mekong and its branch rivers running crashed in the Shwikhat area near the town of Dawr, 101, also protected mice from the killer virus, showing through northeastern provinces could overflow their 150 km north of Baghdad,” the source from the Joint that 90 years on, the survivors of the epidemic are still banks and flood nearby areas Mondayand Tuesday. Coordination Centre (JCC) in the province told Xinhua protected. “It was very surprising that these subjects The department said the provinces expected to be on condition of anonymity. would still have cells floating in their blood so long severely hit by the flooding were Mukdahan, Amnart “The helicopter crashed maybe due to technical afterward,” said Dr James Crowe of Vanderbilt Charoen and Ubon Ratchathani. Since last week, failure because we did not see or heard any anti- University in Tennessee, who helped lead the study. Thailand’s northern and northeastern provinces along aircraft fire before the incident,” the JCC source quoted Crowe said his team is working to get antibodies the Mekong River are now heavily hit by flooding as witnesses in the rural as saying. from people vaccinated with experimental shots for heavy rains continue in the two regions, causing damage The US troops immediately cordoned off the area, the H5N1 avian influenza now circulating in Asia, to homes and farmsteads.—Internet he said. —Internet Europe, the Middle East and Africa.—Internet Ancient moss, insects found A snake charmer in Antarctica handles a Mosses once grew and researchers report. poisonous insects crawled in what are Geoscientist Adam Lewis snake during now barren valleys in of North Dakota State Jhapan Antarctica, according to University was studying the festival in scientists who have recovered ice cover of the continent Bishanupur, remains of life from that when he and co-workers came about 200km frozen continent. Fourteen across the remains of moss on (123 miles) million years ago the now a valley floor. west of lifeless valleys were tundra, “We knew we shouldn’t Kolkata. similar to parts of Alaska, expect to see something like Canada and Siberia — cold that,” Lewis said in a but able to support life, telephone interview. N E W S A L B U M 17-year-old student fastest Texas police say 12-year-old A giant fork sculpture, created in text messager in Sweden girl drove mom to bar 1995 by Swiss artists Jean-Pierre A 17-year-old student has won the A 35-year-old Texas woman has been Zaugg and Georges Favre, is Swedish text messaging championship jailed after police say she made her 12- pictured on the shores of Lake after writing a 141-character SMS year-old daughter drive her to a bar. Leman in front of the Alimentarium, message in only 61 seconds, media Police in Longview say they watched the Food Museum, in Vevey. reported Sunday. a minivan turn into a driveway without Robbers wear thongs as My Svensson out-thumbed her nearest signaling on Wednesday and bump into rival by seven seconds in the competition a home at a low speed. They say the car masks held in Stockholm. However, she failed was driven by Jennifer Lynn Police in Arvada, Colorado, are to surpass her personal best of 50 seconds, Rosenberg’s daughter. searching for two robbers who adopted achieved during the semi-finals. Police say the girl told an officer she a fashionable but less effective disguise- “I was very tense in the finals when I had just dropped her mother off at a wearing women’s thong underwear as realized how much money I could win,” bar. They say they found Rosenburg at masks. said My. “Everyone was talking about the bar and that she admitted having A surveillance video released by police how much money was at stake.” A De Brazza’s Monkey infant is seen her daughter drive her there. showed two men stole an undisclosed My said the 25,000 krona (3,900 with its mother in Tierpark Zoo, in Rosenburg remains in the Gregg amount of cash and cigarettes inside a US dollar) prize will be used for a trip to Berlin. The little monkey of still County Jail on a $2,500 bond. A jail convenience store in Arvada around 5 France next year after she graduates unknown gender was born on 27 official declined to say whether she am on 16 May. from high school. June, 2008. had an attorney.

19-8-08 (FINAL) NL 5 7/30/18, 8:47 PM 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 19 August, 2008 Iran test fires Nepali capital observes rocket, says state media Cow Festival TEHERAN,18 Aug—Iran test-fired a rocket that it KATHMANDU, 18 Aug — On the first day of the gate to the heaven will be plans to launch later to Nepali capital Kathmandu festival, either actual cows pushed open with the carry a research satellite on Sunday is celebrating or human beings with oval horns of the cows for the into space, state-run media Gaii Jatra, the Cow Festi- shaped baskets with free passage of the reported Sunday. val. Sunday is the day of painted pictures of a cow departed soul. The launch of Iran’s Gaii Jatra Festival. It is the and Ganesh on either side Earlier day of Gaii two-stage rocket, called beginning day of Bhadra, of the basket with straw Jatra is Janai Purnima (on Safir or “messenger,” was a Nepali month according horns to represent cows Saturday this year). successful on Saturday and to the lunar calendar, are sent round the town. In Newari language, it “paved the way for placing which means Cow Festi- Ganesh is the god of is also called Gunupoonhi. the first Iranian satellite in val. wisdom and the remover On this full moon day, orbit,” the official Islamic The festival lasts for a of obstacles, son of Shiva all those Hindu males who Republic News Agency week. The festival is and Parvati, depicted as a have holy threads invested reported. mainly observed in the short fat man with an on their bodies bathe in The report of the test valley where capital elephant’s head, in Hindu the Bagmati or Bish- launch comes amid back Kathmandu is located, religion. numati river or in Holy The and forth between Iran and local newspaper This is generally done river and change their new Rising Nepal Western powers on the reported on by the bereaved families holy thread for the old one. MNA/Xinhua country’s controversial Sunday. under the belief that the nuclear programme, and concerned senior US Four killed, dozens feared trapped in landslide in Bangladesh officials, who said Iran DHAKA, 18 Aug — At bodies including a child in the city said monsoon could use the rocket to least four people were and a woman and rains caused the mudslide deliver warheads. killed and dozens are continued frantic efforts at Lalkhan Bazar in the “The Iranian develop- feared trapped under to recover missing people port city of Chittagong. ment and testing of rockets debris following a land- under the mud. Landslides take place is troubling and raises slide in Bangladesh’s south- The tragedy took place easily in the country’s further questions about eastern city of Chittagong, as the victims’ hill-foot southeastern hilly areas their intentions,” said The Safir (ambassador) satellite-carrier rocket is about 242 km southeast of thatched houses were following heavy monsoon National Security Council seen before launch at Iran’s space centre in capital Dhaka, early Mon- damaged by the landslide rains usually from June to spokesman Gordon John- day. Police said rescuers early in the morning. September every year. Teheran on 17 August , 2008. —INTERNET droe.—Internet so far recovered four Police officer Farooq Internet Gunmen kill 14 people in northern Mexico Russian General says forces start MEXICO CITY, 18 Aug the mountain town Satur- the municipality of — Mexican authorities day. Most of the victims Bocoyna and in nearby Georgia pullout Sunday launched a special were members of the same communities to catch the GORI (Georgia), 18 to Russia,” he told Reuters ent saw fewer soldiers than operation to find the family, police said. attackers. Authorities did Aug— Russian forces near the central Georgian normal at the main Rus- murderers of 14 people in The Command of the not give a motive for the have started to pull out of town of Gori. “(Russian sian checkpoint outside the town of Creel in the Fifth Military Zone attack. Georgia, the Russian com- President Dmitry) Med- Gori. northern state of Chihua- requested the support of According to local mander on the frontline, vedev has said we are to A Georgian official hua. the General Prosecutor of daily El Universal, Chi- Major-General Vyach- withdraw.” said the Russian soldiers A group of 12 people Justice in Chihuahua and huahua is the state most islav Borisov said on “You must understand had not withdrawn but had in three pickup trucks, the State’s Public Security affected by violent organi- Sunday. there are a large amount instead redeployed in the dressed in black and Ministry to find the zed crime, with a total of “The columns are of troops,” he said. area. wearing masks fired at 14 attackers. 1,026 people killed during moving from Tskhinvali A Reuters correspond- MNA/Reuters people outside a dance hall Checkpoints will be 2008. during a family party in set up in different parts of Internet Hamas, four factions agree to launch dialogue immediately GAZA, 18 Aug — Isla- The five factions said split between Gaza and mic Hamas movement and in a joint statement sent the West Bank by forming four Palestinian factions to reporters that they a Palestinian government agreed in Gaza on Satur- welcome the resumption of national accordance day to launch an internal of the inter-Palestinian and build up the security dialogue immediately and dialogue immediately and apparatuses based on welcomed the Egyptian welcomed the Egyptian or professional and national and any Arab sponsorship any Arab sponsorship of rules. of the dialogue. the dialogue. The statement also Representatives of The statement said that agreed to activate the Hamas, the Popular Front the representatives of the Palestinian Parliament, for the Liberation of five factions agreed to better known as the Palestine (PFLP), the launch the dialogue Palestinian Legislative Democratic Front, the relying on the previous Council (PLC), rebuild People’s Party and the national agreements and the institutions of Dolls and sculptures related to tango are displayed at a tango bar in Buenos Islamic Jihad held a the document of the nat- Palestine Liberation meeting in Gaza on Satur- ional accordance. Organization (PLO) by Aires, capital of Argentina, on 16 Aug, 2008. The 10th Buenos Aires Tango day to discuss ways to re- The five factions democratic elections. Festival was held from 15 to 24 Aug. sume the dialogue. agreed to end the status of MNA/Xinhua XINHUA

19-8-08 (FINAL) NL 6 7/30/18, 8:47 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 19 August, 2008 7 Iraqi Govt reserves right to prosecute Blackwater guards

BAGHDAD, 18 Aug — against the victims and it personnel acted in self- The Iraqi Government (government) reserves the defence. confirmed on Sunday that right to prosecute them,” The foreign security it reserves the right to Dabbagh said in a news firms working in Iraq are prosecute six security conference in Baghdad. neither subject to the Iraqi guards of US private The six guards were law nor governed by US security firm Blackwater for working as security military courts, a situation their role in killing 17 contractors for the that giving them the civilians. Blackwater and were chance to operate with “There is information assigned to protect a US impunity. Dabbagh that six of Blackwater diplomatic convoy through stressed that his security guards have been the Iraqi capital on 16 government would not accused of murdering 17 September. The shooting allow the companies’ Iraqi civilians, and are to be occurred as the convoy guards to work with prosecuted in Washington,” arrived at a busy square in impunity. “The govern- A participant wearing a mask called “Gla” dances during a purification Ali al-Dabbagh, the central Baghdad and guards ment would not allow any ceremony in Guiglo, western Ivory Coast on 16 Aug, 2008. The ethnic Guere spokesman of the Iraqi tried to stop traffic. security firm to have gather to ask for forgiveness and blessings from their ancestors by saying Government told reporters. An Iraqi Government immunity in Iraq,” he said. prayers and performing sacred dances during the annual traditional “The Iraqi Gov- investigation concluded MNA/Xinhua ceremony to purify their land. —INTERNET ernment confirm that that the security contractors Roadside bomb Blackwater security com- fired without provocation. Nepali party alliance agrees on pany has committed a crime Blackwater has said its kills 10 police in Afghan south new govt programme K ANDAHAR 18 Aug— KATHMANDU, 18 Ten police were killed by the first Prime Minister meetings among the Aug— The Nepali party a roadside bomb in of the Federal parties. alliance formed in Afghanistan’s southern Democratic Republic of “We have finalized Friday’s prime minister province of Kandahar, Nepal on Friday with the CMP that will be election reached an police said on Sunday, in support from two other publicized tomorrow,” agreement on Sunday over one of the deadliest recent allies, the Communist CPN-M leader Dr the Common Minimum attacks by insurgents amid Party of Nepal (Unified Baburam Bhattarai said at Programme (CMP) of the rising violence in the Marxist-Leninist) (CPN- a Press conference in the new government. country. UML) and the Madhesi Nepali capital Kath- The CMP is to be The policemen were People’s Rights Forum mandu, “We are close to a signed and publicized on killed when the device hit (MPRF). consensus on other Monday morning. their vehicle during a The leaders of the issues”. MPRF leader The Communist patrol late on Saturday, mentioned three-party Jaya Prakash Gupta said Party of Nepal (Maoist) Kandahar’s provincial alliance leaders forged an that their call was to form (CPN-M) Chairman police chief Mataiullah agreement on the CMP, a consensus government. Prachanda was elected Abid told reporters. through a series of MNA/Xinhua Violence has surged US, Israel agree on missile in Afghanistan since 2006 Actress Jessica Alba presents fashion designer when the ousted Taleban radar defence system Narciso Rodriguez with the award for Special relaunched their insur- JERUSALEM, 18 Aug— reported Sunday on its identification, which would gency to topple the Achievement in Fashion during the taping of the The United States and Is- website. The radars, known be particularly useful if Iran government and drive out 2008 “NCLR Alma” awards at the Civic rael have agreed on the as X-Band, will be linked launches an attack on Israel. foreign troops backing it. Auditorium in Pasadena, California on 17 Aug, deployment of high- to a US satellite-based alert Under the terms of the NTERNET MNA/Reuters 2008. —I powered, early-warning network, Ha’aretz said, newly-reached agreement, Dubai prosecution vows missile radars in the Negev adding the new system US military staff will be desert in southern Israel, could double or even triple permanently based in Israel zero-tolerance on corruption local daily Ha’aretz the missiles’ range of for the first time. DUBAI, 18 Aug— who abuses his position businesses in Dubai, part According to an Prosecutors in Dubai said to make illicit gains,” the of the seven-member periodical Defence news, on Sunday fighting official WAM news United Arab Emirates the radar will be operated corruption was a top agency quoted an federation. by staff from its European priority for the Gulf Arab unnamed senior pro- The official said Command of the United business hub and pledged secution official as saying. results of the inves- States, starting in early a zero-tolerance policy on “The government tigations would be 2009. The system’s violations. of Dubai has affirmed announced to the public deployment may even be Police probes have it stands resolutely once concluded, WAM moved up to this autumn, in been launched this year against all forms of reported. order to integrate it with the into alleged financial corruption, bribery and “The government of Arrow missile defence irregularities involving illegal gains in public Dubai follows a policy of system. The Israeli Defence employees of companies and private sector transparency towards Force’s current early- affiliated with the institutions.” these cases, and there are China’s Xiao Qin performs on the pommel horse warning system, known as government of the The high-profile strict directives that there during the men’s apparatus final of Beijing 2008 Green Pine and a booming Gulf Arab cases have attracted should be no leniency for Olympic Games at National Indoor Stadium in component of the Arrow emirate. widespread local media all forms of corruption,” Beijing, China, on 17 Aug, 2008. Xiao Qin claimed network, has a range of 800- “There will be no coverage and threaten to he said. the title of the event with a score of 15.875. 900 kilometres. immunity for any official mar the image of some MNA/Reuters INTERNET MNA/Xinhua

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Objectives of the 16th Myanmar Traditional Cultural Performing Arts Competitions 1. Uplift of national prestige and integrity and preservation and safeguarding of cultural heritage and national character 2. Uplift of the morale and morality of the entire nation 3. Keeping genuine patriotism based on national solidarity alive and dynamic 4. Turning out younger generation who will continue to safeguard the national culture and character

SWRR Minister Maj-Gen Maung Maung Swe accepts cash donated by families of Ministry of Industry-2. (News on page 1) —MNA Coord meeting of Working Group for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction held

YANGON, 18 Aug — A Secretary of National schools in seven coordination meeting of Disaster Preparedness townships and most Working Group for Central Committee schools needed stationery Rehabilitation and Chairman of cash and kind and school furniture. All Reconstruction including receiving and supervisory associations had to UN agencies and NGOs committee Minister for cooperate to fulfill the was held at Fire Services Social Welfare, Relief and requirement of school Department (Head Office) Resettlement Maj-Gen children. Also, the near Buddha’s Tooth Maung Maung Swe, ministry would give Relic Pagoda in directors-general, repre- necessary help. Mayangon Township this sentatives of UN agencies Officials from the Vice-chairman of Sanatan Dhamapalaka Hindu Federation (Yangon) morning. and NGOs and officials departments of the U T K Paul makes a speech at the ceremony to forge loving-kindness of The meeting concerned. Ministry, UN agencies and Hindu families at Mingala Dhamma Yeiktha in Kyaikin, Thanlyin on discussed matters on the On the occasion, the NGOs gave reports on 16 August.—NLM requirement of school minister said that many respective programmes. furniture and the need to schools in Ayeyawady The minister gave Health volunteers honoured repair schools in the storm- Division were destroyed necessary instructions and YANGON, 18 Aug — A equipment to health care Pharmaceuticals and hit regions. by the cyclonic storm. It the meeting ended. ceremony to honour services in storm-hit Medical Equipment It was attended by was required to repair MNA volunteers who provided regions. Entrepreneurs’ Asso- health care services to Next, Mr Osamu Sato ciation for their active Deputy Minister inspects Eyes Hospital storm victims was held at presented medical participation and donation Office Tower of Union of equipment to the Chairman of medical equipment for Myanmar Federation of of Myanmar Medical health care services in Chambers of Commerce Association Dr Kyaw storm-hit regions. and Industry (UMFCCI) Myint Naing and also Vice-Presidents U on Minye Kyawswa Street presented certificate of Aung Lwin and U Zaw in Lanmadaw Township honour to Vice-Chairman Min Win and Mr Osamu here this morning. U Thant Zin, Secretary U Sato presented certificates President of Union of Zaw Moe Khine and Joint of honour to the volunteers Myanmar Federation of Secretary Dr Thin Nwe and donors. Chambers of Commerce Win of Myanmar MNA and Industry U Win Myint and Vice-Presidents U Aung Lwin and U Zaw Min Win made speeches on the occasion. Afterwards, Director Mr Osamu Sato of Nippon International Cooperation Deputy Health Minister Dr Paing Soe inspects operation being for Community Development (NICCO) performed in Yangon Eye Hospital.—HEALTH (Yangon Branch) extended YANGON, 18 Aug — hospital. and the surgery room. greetings on the occasion. Deputy Minister for Health During the tour of the He also comforted The director presented Dr Paing Soe met with eye hospital, the deputy minister patients at wards and visited certificate of honour to specialists at Eye Hospital inspected giving treatment the X-ray room and President U Win Myint for Director Mr Osamu Sato presents certificate here today and fulfilled to eyes disorders and the Ultrasonic Retina Imaging active participation and of honor to President of UMFCCI U Win requirements of the Skill Training Laboratory Room. —MNA providing medical Myint.—UMFCCI

19-8-08 (FINAL) NL 8 7/30/18, 8:47 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 19 August, 2008 9 16th Performing Arts Competitions of Yangon West District open YANGON, 18 Aug—A Commander of Yangon Commander Brig-Gen ceremony to open the 16th Command Brig-Gen Win Win Myint and wife Myanmar Traditional Myint and wife Daw awarded those artistes. Cultural Performing Arts Kyin Myaing attended Altogether 39 contestants Competitions of Yangon the opening ceremony. are participating in the West District was held at Chairman of Yangon amateur event (level I) No. 2 Basic Education West District PDC U while 107 contestants are High School in Latha Aung Myin formally taking part in the amateur Township today. opened the ceremony and event (level II) of the 16th Chairman of Yangon students entertained performing arts Division Peace and those present with songs competitions of Yangon Development Council and dances. West District.—MNA F & R Ministry honours outstanding students/athletes

Brig-Gen Win Myint and wife Daw Kyin Myaing present prize to school children at the opening of 16th Myanmar Traditional Cultural Performing Arts Competition of Yangon West District.—MNA First round last matches ended at 2nd Nay Pyi Taw Inter-Ministry Football Tournament NAY PYI TAW, 18 Ministry of Forestry crashed On 25 August, Aug— The last matches of Ministry of Industry-2 by 5- Ministry of Labour will the first round of the 2nd 0 at Paunglaung sports play against Ministry of Nay Pyi Taw Inter-Ministry grounds. Rail Transportation at Football Tournament went The first round group Nay Pyi Taw football on at the designated sports matches have already been grounds, and Ministry of grounds, here, this finished. The tournament Industry-1 against afternoon. will be temporarily Ministry for Progress of Minister Maj-Gen Hla Tun presents prize to an outstanding student Ministry of Transport adjourned from 19 to 24 Border Areas and who passed matriculation exam with six distinctions.—F & R stood first in the group after August and the second round National Races and NAY P YI T AW, 18 Aug examination for the distinctions in the 2007- a 3-2 win over Ministry of will start with 16 teams that Development Affairs at — Ministry of Finance 2007-2008 academic 2008 academic year. Commerce at Nay Pyi Taw stood first and second places Paunglaung sports and Revenue honoured year with three Afterwards, the football grounds while in the respective groups. grounds.—MNA outstanding students and distinctions. Deputy- minister, the deputy athletes of the ministry Minister Col Hla Thein minister and the Refresher course for deputy township today. Swe and Governor U departmental heads The ceremony to Than Nyein of the presented prizes to the judges opened honour them held at the Central Bank of outstanding athletes ministry here was opened Myanmar awarded the including disabled athletes. YANGON, 18 Aug — Deputy-Chief directors, Yangon with an address by the outstanding students The prize winners spoke Refresher Course No. 6 Justice U Thein Soe Division judges, district Minister for Finance and who passed the exam words of thanks. for deputy township made an opening speech judges and trainees. Revenue Maj-Gen Hla with four distinctions in The ministry has judges was opened at on the occasion. It was The eight-week Tun. the 2007-2008 academic awarded altogether 52 the Supreme Court’s also attended by the course is being attended The departmental year. outstanding students and Training Department Supreme Court justices, by 60 trainees from state heads of the ministry The minister 54 outstanding athletes at (Hlinethaya) here the directors, the joint- and division courts. presented prizes to the awarded the outstanding the presentation today. directors, the deputy- MNA outstanding students who students who passed ceremony. Deputy Chief Justice U Thein Soe gives a speech at the opening passed the matriculation with five and six MNA ceremony of Refresher Course No. 6 for deputy township judges.—MNA

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123456789 Managing Director U Myo Thant made further clarifications that engine and its related parts are During his inspection tour of Shwepyitha household goods, raw materials, electrical and systematically fitted at the vehicles to enable the Industrial Zone in Shwepyitha Township of Yangon electronic equipment and automobiles for industrial users to enjoy comfortable and safe riding. Division on 5 July, Prime Minister General Thein and transport purpose. It can be witnessed that the quality of products, Sein gave instructions that the industrialists are to Especially, the factories are manufacturing manufactured by industrialists at industrial zones strive for development of firm agro-based industrial popular export products for foreign markets, meeting that had been set up for over one decade, is higher. work for the economic growth of the State. Priority is international standards. Similarly, import-substitute Moreover, priority is being given to manufacturing being given to emergence of national industrialists, quality consumer products are being manufactured to of import-substitute products. Hence, they have the and industrial zones have also been established for customer satisfaction. opportunities to supply the products in accord with industrial development. By opening technological Manufacturing of trucks is one of the import- demands of the market, and their industries have universities, the State is making efforts for producing substitute industries. Automobile assembling achieved development. the needed technocrats in the industrial sector. In industries, namely Nay Min Myanmar, Swan Htet, In trying to bring about economic growth of addition, the industrialists, are to re-double their Sein Pan Khaing, Aung Naing Thu, Win Star and Myo the State, the government has established industrial efforts for keeping abreast of the latest industrial are manufacturing quality vehicles and they have firm zones for enhancement of the industries based on the developments. It is necessary to produce high-quality market shares in the local market. agriculture sector. At the same time, efforts are being and fair-priced items for domestic and global markets. The import-substitute automobile manufacturing made for turning out national industrialists. The Nowadays, the government is rendering industries in Thakayta Industrial Zone assembled about industrialists are trying to the best of their abilities necessary assistance for ensuring equitable 200 jeeps and over 2000 light trucks in 2007-2008 for keeping abreast of all the latest industrial development of the industrial sector of the State and financial year. developments, taking innovative measures. As a industrial zones established for improvement of the “Myo Automobile Industry manufactures the result, Myanmar industries in the industrial zones are private industrial sector. automobiles meeting set standards and norms making grogress gradually. The government gathered the private-owned prescribed by the Myanmar Industrial Development Translation: TTA industries that had scattered in various regions of the Work Committee, and the products are made with Kyemon: 14-8-2008 nation by establishing industrial zones in the suitable high quality and sold at reasonable price for the ****** regions. So far, a total of 19 industrial zones have been set up throughout the nation. Four industrial zones, namely Yangon East District Industrial Zone, Yangon South District Industrial Zone, Yangon West District Industrial Zone and Yangon North District Industrial Zone were founded in Yangon Division. Yangon East District Industrial Zone comprises economic development zones and industrial zones in South Okkalapa, Dagon Myothit (Seikkan), Dagon Myothit (South), Dagon Myothit (North), Dagon Myothit (East) and North Okkapala townships. Likewise, an industrial zone was set up in Thakayta Township. Thakayta Industrial Zone is located not far from Ayeyawun Road near Thuwunna Bridge. A total of 190 industrial plots were allotted on 200 acres of land. Three State-owned factories and 130 private- owned factories are in operation on the industrial MBJ-01 jeeps manufactured at Thakayta Industrial Zone. land. These factories are manufacturing personal and

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News & Photos by Xinhua Medal Standings (18-8-2008)

Sr NOC Name G S B T Sr NOC Name G S B T 1 China 39 14 14 67 39 Cameroon 1 1 2 United States 22 24 26 72 40 India 1 1 Ma Lin of China 3 Britain 12 7 8 27 41 Panama 1 1 celebrates after 4 Australia 11 10 12 33 42 Thailand 1 1 defeating Timo Boll of 5 Germany 9 7 7 23 43 Tunisia 1 1 Germany during the 6 Russian Fed. 8 13 15 36 44 Hungary 4 1 5 men’s team gold medal 7 ROK 8 9 6 23 45 Sweden 3 3 Emma Snowsill of contest between China 8 Japan 8 5 7 20 and Germany of 46 Turkey 2 1 3 Australia crosses the 9 Italy 6 6 6 18 Beijing Olympic 47 Austria 1 2 3 finish line in the 10 Ukraine 5 3 8 16 Games table tennis 48 Greece 1 2 3 Women’s Final of event in Beijing, 11 France 4 11 13 28 Beijing 2008 Olympic China, on 18 Aug, 12 Romania 4 1 3 8 49 Uzbekistan 1 2 3 2008. China beat 13 Netherlands 3 5 4 12 50 Algeria 1 1 2 Games triathlon event Germany 3-0 and 14 Spain 3 3 2 8 51 Colombia 1 1 2 in Beijing, China, on claimed the title in this 15 Poland 3 3 1 7 52 Croatia 1 1 2 18 Aug, 2008. Emma event. 16 Slovakia 3 1 4 53 Kyrgyzstan 1 1 2 Snowsill won the gold 17 Canada 2 3 4 9 54 Serbia 1 1 2 medal with a time of 1 18 Kenya 2 3 2 7 55 Chile 1 1 hour 58 minutes and 19 Czech Republic 2 3 5 56 Ecuador 1 1 27.66 seconds. 20 Jamaica 2 2 4 57 Estonia 1 1 21 Denmark 2 1 3 6 58 Malaysia 1 1 22 New Zealand 2 1 3 6 59 Portugal 1 1 23 DPRK 2 1 3 6 24 Ethiopia 2 1 3 60 South Africa 1 1 25 Switzerland 2 3 5 61 Singapore 1 1 26 Georgia 2 1 3 62 Trinidad/Tobago 1 1 Brimin Kiprop Kipruto 27 Cuba 1 5 5 11 63 Vietnam 1 1 Pamela Jelimo (Front, of Kenya celebrates 28 Belarus 1 3 7 11 64 Armenia 5 5 L) of Kenya competes after the men’s 3000m 29 Kazakhstan 1 3 4 8 65 Chinese Taipei 2 2 during the women’s steeplechase final at the 30 Zimbabwe 1 3 4 66 Argentina 1 1 800m final at the National Stadium, also 31 Azerbaijan 1 2 2 5 67 Egypt 1 1 National Stadium, also known as the Bird’s 32 Norway 1 2 2 5 68 Lithuania 1 1 known as the Bird’s Nest, during Beijing 33 Indonesia 1 1 3 5 69 Morocco 1 1 Nest, during Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in 34 Slovenia 1 1 2 4 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, on 18 70 Mexico 1 1 35 Bulgaria 1 1 1 3 Beijing, China, on 18 Aug, 2008. Brimin 71 Tajikistan 1 1 36 Finland 1 1 1 3 Aug, 2008. Pamela Kiprop Kipruto won the 72 Togo 1 1 37 Mongolia 1 1 2 Jelimo won the gold. gold. 38 Brazil 1 5 6 Total: 185 186 210 581 Georgia accuses Russia of Serbia says UN making mistake starting forest fires over Kosovo policing BELGRADE, 18 Aug — Serbia’s Foreign Minister said on Sunday it was a mistake TBILISI,18 Aug— Georgia accused Russia on Sunday of deliberately starting for the UN mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) to hand over policing in the province to the a fire which threatens to destroy a forest regarded by Georgians as a national European Union without the consent of Serbia and the UN Security Council. treasure. “The process of UNMIK reconfiguration has begun...without consent of all Russia’s Defence Ministry denied any involvement. interested parties and without explicit approval by the UN Security Council,” Vuk Georgia’s Interior Ministry said Russian helicopter gunships swooped over Jeremic was quoted by Beta news agency as saying. “We think that this is a big a region near the Borjomi-Kharagauli national park in central Georgia on Friday mistake.” UNMIK and the European Union mission EULEX are due to sign a and dropped bombs that set fire to the densely forested hills. memorandum of understanding on Monday on a plan which has been opposed by “We’re sure that the Russians started the fires in our woods,” ministry Serbia and Russia and split the Security Council. A 2,200-member EU police mission spokesman Shota Utiashvili said. is waiting to deploy in Kosovo. Georgian Environment Minister Irakly Gvaladze also blamed Russian Kosovo, long a province of Serbia, was placed under UN administration in 1999 helicopters for starting the fires. after NATO bombing drove out Serb forces accused of mass killings of civilians in “Local people say that the fires were started by Russian helicopters. They flew a two-year war against separatist guerillas. The ethnic Albanian majority of Kosovo over the forests and then the fires started,” he said. “Now the Russians are not declared independence in February. Many Western countries recognized it, but allowing aviation teams from Ukraine and Turkey to help put out the fires.” Serbia and its big-power ally Russia declared the move illegal. MNA/Reuters MNA/Reuters

19-8-08 (FINAL) NL 11 7/30/18, 8:47 PM 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 19 August, 2008 CLAIMS DAY NOTICE Chavez backs Russia MV KAIDO VOY NO (803N/S) Consignees of cargo carried on MV KAIDO VOY in Georgia conflict NO (803N/S) are hereby notified that the vessel will be CARACAS, 18 Aug—Venezuelan President Hugo arriving on 19.8.2008 and cargo will be discharged into Chavez on Sunday praised Russia’s military actions in the premises of A.W.P.T where it will lie at the consign- Georgia, describing Moscow’s offensive as a necessary ee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and response to US aggression. conditions of the Port of Yangon. Chavez, a persistent critic of the United States, said Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am Washington was using its ally Georgia to weaken a to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm up to Claims Day now declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo resurgent Russia. from the vessel. “The intention of the United States is to reduce No claims against this vessel will be admitted after Russia to its minimum expression,” said Chavez, who the Claims Day. has used higher revenue from Venezuelan oil production to buy weapons worth billions of dollars SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT from Russia in recent years. MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY “The Russians did what they had to do, we recognize AGENT FOR: M/S PDZ CONTAINER SHIPPING the courage of President Dmitry Medvedev, we are LINES Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 with Russia,” Chavez said on his weekly television show. Chavez said Russian Prime Minister Vladimir CLAIMS DAY NOTICE Putin had told him by telephone that Georgian troops MV KOTA TAMPAN VOY NO (TPN 203) started the war by attacking Russian peacekeepers in Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTA breakaway South Ossetia. Russia responded by moving TAMPAN VOY NO (TPN 203) are hereby notified that troops deep into Georgia proper. the vessel will be arriving on 19.8.2008 and cargo will Russia announced on Sunday it would start pulling be discharged into the premises of A.W.P.T where it will out its forces on Monday, after the conflict dealt a lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the humiliating blow to Georgia and raised fears about byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. fuel supplies to Europe. The conflict has pitted Russia Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am against the United States and European countries who to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm up to Claims Day now see Georgia as a key strategic partner. A major fuel declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo pipeline runs through Georgia.—MNA/Reuters from the vessel. No claims against this vessel will be admitted after First UN aid convoy reaches the Claims Day. SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT Gori, reports looting MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY GENEVA, 18 Aug—A United Nations aid convoy AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINER managed to enter Gori on Sunday, the first time UN LINES Japan seeks to organizations have reached the Georgian town since Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 arrest anti-whaling fighting started last week, and found signs of “massive Twin bombs in Philippines looting”. activists “While the buildings did not appear to be very hurt at least three damaged, there are clear signs of massive looting of TOKYO, 18 Aug— MANILA, 18 Aug—At Japanese police have both shops and private accommodations,” the office of least three people were in- sought arrest warrants for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees said in a jured in two separate bombs three anti-whaling acti- statement. UNHCR staff reported Gori was deserted that went off in travellers’ vists after their heated except for 50 to 60 people gathered in the centre inns in south Philippines clashes with Tokyo’s waiting for assistance and the agency was not sure if Sunday afternoon, a mili- whaling fleet in the it would be able to bring more aid in the coming days. tary special task force Southern Ocean last year, The UNHCR, which said some 158,600 people had commander said. The three media reported on been displaced by recent fighting in Georgia, is also people were injured in the Monday. aiming to start airlifting non-food items to Batumi, on first explosion which Two Americans and a Georgia’s Black Sea coast, on Monday. occurred at 5:30 pm in one Briton from the hardline MNA/Reuters of the rooms of a travellers’ Sea Shepherd group are inn in the southern city of Bidders line up to buy suspected of having Iligan. About 20 minutes obstructed Japan’s whale later, an explosion rocked Gatwick Airport Drive hunt through protests such another inn in the same city, as jamming a ship’s LONDON, 18 Aug—International infrastructure said Hilario Atendido, com- with propeller with a rope, groups have approached British Airports Authority mander of Joint Task Force Kyodo News agency said. (BAA) with offers to buy London’s Gatwick Airport Tabak. — MNA/Xinhua care Tokyo’s Metropolitan for up to three billion pounds (5.62 billion US dollars), the Sunday Times reported without citing sources. The 4MW Solar Police is looking to placing the three on an international A BAA spokeswoman declined to comment. Power Plant in wanted list, Kyodo added. Germany's Hochtief, Global Infrastructure Partners, Dimbach, A police spokeswoman the GE-Credit Suisse investment fund, Australia’s Macquarie and Britain's Manchester Airport Group Germany, utilizing declined to comment on the reports. have all indicated their interest to Ferrovial-owned First Solar thin Japan’s whale hunts BAA ahead of the Competition Commission's report expected this week, the paper said. film photovoltaic have come under growing The competition watchdog is expected to say that modules, is seen in pressure from environ- mental groups, who say it the group’s ownership of London’s three largest this undated is cruel and violates a 1986 airports —Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted—is against the public interest and experts believe it could be asked handout photo. global moratorium on commercial whaling. to sell two of the London hubs and one of its largest INTERNET MNA/Reuters Scottish airports, it added. — MNA/Reuters

19-8-08 (FINAL) NL 12 7/30/18, 8:47 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 19 August, 2008 13 Lack of energy in old age associated with health problems LOS ANGELES, 18 Aug Gerontology. In this study, parti- — Lack of energy in old The study of more than cipants were classified as age may be associated 2,100 New York City anergic if they said they sat with health problems residents, aged from 65 to around due to lack of and higher rates of 104, found that almost one energy and agreed with hospitalization and death, in five reported so little two of the six following according to a new study energy and they spent most statements: “I recently in the United States. of the day sitting on the have not had enough Although feeling list- sofa. “For clinicians, the energy;” “I felt slowed less is an expected message from our study is physically in the past part of aging, there are that a lack of energy is month;” “I did less than reasons people are tired, widespread in the elderly, usual in the past month;” researchers at Columbia but it’s not normal,” said “My slowness is worse in Dancers from the Gansu Provincial Song and Dance Company perform the University Medical Centre senior author Dr Mathew the morning; “ “I wake up Chinese classic six-scene dance drama “Flower Rains on Silk Road”, an (CUMC) said in the study Maurer, an associate feeling tired;” “I nap more episode on the Silk Road, at the Tianqiao Theatre in Beijing, capital of China published in the August professor of the clinical than two hours aday.” recently. —XINHUA issue of the Journal of medicine at the CUMC. Internet Study: Less rain linked with Tropical warming of Indian Ocean storm “Fay” DAR ES S ALAAM, 18 Aug the Goddard Space Flight moves to — The decrease of rainfall Centre under NASA has along the eastern seaboard found that declines in Mexico, of Africa is now linked rainfall had been posted with the warming-up of in such eastern seaboard Cuba the nearby Indian Ocean African countries as MEXICO CITY, 17 Aug as a study conducted by Ethiopia, Malawi, Kenya, — Tropical storm “Fay” the American space centre Tanzania, Zambia and moved over the Ca- has suggested. Zimbabwe, according to ribbean Sea, heading The study done reports received here on toward Cuba and Mexico, through computer models Monday. Mexican Civil Protection and observations for more The rainfall decline and National Meteoro- than half a century has over land was linked to Azerbaijani rider Jamal Rahimov falls from his horse Ionesco de Brekka logy Service said Sunday. concluded that rainfall in rainfall and temperature during the jumping individual 2nd qualifier competition of the Beijing 2008 The two institutions eastern Africa during the increases over the ocean, Olympic Games equestrian events in the Olympic co-host city of Hong Kong, said the tropical storm, annual rainy season had the study said. south China, on 17 Aug, 2008. Rahimov was eliminated from the competition at 10:00 a m local time declined by 15 percent ”We can be quite due to his falling.—INTERNET (1600 GMT), was located since the 1980s. certain that the decline in some 865 km east of Statistical analyses rainfall has been Venezuela to launch Simon Bolivar the Mexican coastal city showed that the decline of substantial and will of Cancun, and some rainfall was due to continue to be,” said co- satellite in Nov 125 km southeast of irregularities in the researcher Chris Funk,” Cuba’s central city of transport of moisture This 15-percent decrease CARACAS, 18 Aug — and medical levels. Its supporting this project. The Simon Bolivar satellite coverage will reach other Chavez said his Camaguey. between the ocean and every 20-25 years is likely According to reports by land.The study done by to continue.” —Internet will be launched into Latin American countries, programme “Alo, Presi- the space on 2 Nov, he added. dente,” which is now being a local radio station, Fay Road accident kills at Venezuelan President Chinese Ambassador to broadcast through a is producing heavy rains Hugo Chavez said Sunday. Venezuela Zhang Tuo Dutch satellite, would be in Miami, Florida, and least 10 in Egypt Chavez made the an- attended as a guest at the broadcast through the flights in the International nouncement in his latest TV and radio programme, Simon Bolivar satellite Airport of Miami have CAIRO, 18 Aug — At nearby hospitals for TV and radio pro- during which Chavez from November. been suspended. least 10 people, including treatment.Traffic acci- gramme”Alo, Presidente.” thanked China for Internet Meanwhile in Cuba a three-year-old boy, dents are common in The satellite, made in many towns have been were killed and 11 others Egypt with an estimated China, was named after evacuated amid concerns injured in a traffic death toll of some 6,000 “Simon Bolivar,” a hero of flash floods. accident in northern annually. who played an important The Cuban authorities Egypt, the official MENA At least 44 people were role in winning Latin said domestic flights to news agency reported on killed and 35 others America’s independence. eastern Cuba have been Sunday. The tragedy wounded on 16 July when Chavez said the Simon temporarily suspended. occurred near the Delta a train collided with a Bolivar satellite would Meteorologists said city of Benha, north of number of cars near the benefit Venezuela’s TV, that Fay would take Cairo, when a minibus Mediterranean coast city of internet as well as other strength and become a crashed into the back of a hurricane during the Marsa Matruh. communication systems, truck carrying steel bars, Internet and increase its educational coming 48 hours. said the report. Ten To the moment the people were killed on the Workers unhook a round-mouthed food vessel with storm has killed three spot and 11 others were four loop handles in ancient China, that is set here people in Dominican seriously injured, said the as a new landmark of Gui Street, the famous food Republic and another one report, adding the injured and beverage street, near Dongzhimen overpass in in Haiti. have been rushed to Beijing, capital of China recently. —XINHUA Internet

19-8-08 (FINAL) NL 13 7/30/18, 8:47 PM 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 19 August, 2008 Chelsea start with win but Berba confirms United ‘dream’ S P O R T S Man United only draw Striker ready for Old Trafford switch LONDON, 18 Aug — Champions Manchester United from the travelling sup- Rovers plan Fowler deal were held to a 1-1 draw by Newcastle United but port when Ramos brought Chelsea crushed Portsmouth 4-0 when the two favour- him on. Striker set for six-month ites for the title began their Premier League campaigns Now Berbatov has ad- on Sunday. United, without Cristiano Ronaldo, Carlos mitted that moving to Old contract Tevez and Owen Hargreaves, were rocked when New- Trafford would be a LONDON, 18 Aug — castle went ahead at Old Trafford, the unmarked Obafemi 'dream' move for him. Blackburn Rovers boss Martins powering home a header after 22 minutes. "I'm now in Tottenham Paul Ince has revealed the United were level, though, inside two minutes when but no one can disagree club are close to agreeing Darren Fletcher put the finishing touch to a fine with me wanting to fol- a deal with Robbie sweeping move. In contrast to the champions' faltering low my dream," said Fowler. start, Chelsea, who finished as runners-up to United Berbatov - who insisted Fowler has been train- last season, gave their new Brazilian coach Luiz Felipe Dimitar Berbatov he was not annoyed at be- ing with Rovers all sum- Scolari the perfect start with a stunning four-goal rout LONDON,18 Aug — ing left out of Spurs' start- mer after leaving Cham- of Portsmouth at Stamford Bridge. Dimitar Berbatov has con- ing line-up at the week- pionship side Cardiff. Nicolas Anelka took advantage of slack Portsmouth firmed that joining Man- end. Ince is keen to have defending to head them 2-0 ahead in the 26th minute chester United is his "I'm not angry about the Fowler at Ewood Park and Frank Lampard made it 3-0 from the penalty spot ‘dream’. decision of Juande Ramos and he believes his former Robbie Fowler just before halftime after Sylvain Distin was harshly Sir Alex Ferguson is to name me as a substi- judged to have handled a cross from Cole. Television keen on landing the Bul- tute. I'm not crying. Liverpool team-mate can still cut it in the Premier replays showed the ball hit his arm while his face was garian striker and has been "I only show my emo- League. turned away and he made no attempt to stop the cross. chasing him for most of tions to my close friends “We are close to doing something with Robbie. Deco, named the man of the match afterwards, the summer, but as yet no and family. "But if I was He's been different class in training in the last few capped an excellent debut when he powered home an deal has been agreed be- laughing when I was on days,” said Ince. 89th-minute strike from 25 metres which James could tween the two clubs. the bench, people would Tottenham boss Juande say I was an idiot. “Robbie is a Premier League goalscorer and he only help into the net. — MNA/Reuters Ramos left Berbatov on "I noticed that Eric always will be, but the only issue is getting his Boro back for Harper the bench for their open- Cantona never smiled but sharpness back.” Southgate ups bid for midfield ace ing day defeat at Middles- I don't know if anyone ever asked him why he didn't Blackburn are believed to be ready to offer the LONDON, 18 Aug — around £5million. brough, and there was a 33-year-old an initial six-month deal which could Middlesbrough boss Boro's previous bids distinctly mixed reaction look happier." —Internet become a permanent contract if he impresses Ince. Gareth Southgate admits have been under £4mil- US Internet he is still trying to prise lion, but reports now claim James Harper away from they have returned with a swimmer Reading. final £5million offer. Michael The former Arsenal "We've been back a few Phelps midfielder has started the times because I know he talks with Championship season would be good for us," reporters with Reading, despite in- said Southgate. during a terest from Boro and Bol- After unveiling new credit card ton over the summer. signing Justin Hoyte be- promo- Boro have seen the likes fore Saturday's opening tional event of Fabio Rochemback, day win over Totttenham, in Beijing George Boateng and Lee Southgate will now hope on 18 Cattermole depart this to seal a deal for Harper August, summer and with Julio before the weekend's trip 2008. Fukuhara Ai of Japan competes during the wom- Arca sidelined - Southgate to Liverpool.—Internet INTERNET en’s team bronze medal contest between Japan and knows he need midfield reinforcements. Del Potro wins fourth the Republic of Korea of Beijing Olympic Games Southgate has already title in row table tennis event in Beijing, China, on 17 Aug, seen a couple of bids 2008. The Republic of Korea beat Japan 3-0 and turned down by Reading - WASHINGTON, 18 Aug —Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro beat Viktor Troicki of won the bronze medal in this event. who are standing firm on their valuation of the Serbia 6-3, 6-3 to win the ATP event in XINHUA player, believed to be Washington on Sunday and claim his fourth successive title. Harry rubbishes Hammers link The second seed rallied from an early break down in the opening set to make it Redknapp staying put at Pompey back-to-back hard-court titles and take LONDON,18 Aug — Harry Redknapp Redknapp's name has been strongly his winning streak to 19 matches. has dismissed suggestions he is being linked with a return to the club he pre- "Today I was very, very nervous be- lined up to return to West Ham. viously managed and played for. cause I was the favourite to win the The pressure is seemingly on Ham- But the Pompey chief, who shunned a tournament," Del Potro said in a televi- mers boss Alan Curbishley at Upton move to Newcastle last year, insists he sion interview. Park and he is one of the early favourites has no intentions of quitting the South "In a final, if you play your best you can to be the first Premier League boss to Coast. win, for sure, but I think today I played lose his job this season. "I am not interested in going any- China’s Xu Yapin, front, and behind more with my mind than my body." West Ham opened their league ac- where else," he is quoted by the Daily from left, Zhong Hongyan, Yu Lamai The Argentine, who won in Stuttgart, count on Saturday with a 2-1 win over Star. and Liang Peixing paddle to place Kitzbuehel and last weekend in Los An- Wigan, but despite that reports still in- "I have had some offers before but I second in the Kayak four 500m geles, is the first man in ATP Tour history sisted that the club were on the lookout am happy where I am." women at the Beijing 2008 Olympics to win his first four finals. for possible replacements. Internet on 18 Aug, 2008.—INTERNET MNA/Reuters

19-8-08 (FINAL) NL 14 7/30/18, 8:47 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 19 August, 2008 15 Brazil happy for healthy Troops in Indian Kashmir on alert kidnapped Vietnam diplomat to halt protests B RASILIA, 18 Aug— Vietnamese Embassy to Saturday by a group of SRINAGAR, 18 Aug— Brazil’s Government Brazil, had returned to his armed men while in a taxi India authorities de- said Sunday it was hotel without injuries. heading to the Christ the ployed more troops delighted to hear that a The statement said Redeemer Statue in Rio de across Kashmir on Vietnamese diplomat "when being informed on Janeiro. Monday to prevent a who had escaped Saturday of the Vu reappeared planned march by kidnappers the day before kidnapping, the Ministry Sunday afternoon after he separatists to a United was in good health. asked the federal escaped from the house Nations office to protest In a statement, the authorities and the state where he was being held against New Delhi’s rule Brazilian Foreign of Rio de Janeiro to rescue in the slum Complexo do in the disputed Hima- Ministry said Sunday (the diplomat) as soon as Alemao. layan region. afternoon that it had been possible". Rio de Janeiro is the A row over land for informed that Vu Thanh The Vietnamese most popular tourist Hindu pilgrims visiting a Nam, an official from the diplomat was kidnapped destination in Brazil, but it shrine in Kashmir has Venezuela to receive is also a city with a high snowballed into full scale crime rate. Rio's governor anti-India protests, uniting Russian military float has requested federal separatists and reviving troops to patrol the streets calls for Kashmiri inde- CARACAS, 18 Aug— Chavez said that his of the city to prevent pendence. Venezuelan President government was coor- violence. — MNA/Xinhua MNA/Reuters Hugo Chavez said on dinating the acquisition of Sunday that his govern- K-8 planes to train Tropical Storm “Fay” batters Cuba, WEATHER ment was ready to receive Venezuelan pilots. a Russian military float This military equip- threatens Florida Monday, 18 August, 2008 and dismissed difficulties ment is due to the US HAVANA, 18 Aug— Tropical Storm Fay raked Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr in negotiation with Rus- blockage on replace- Cuba's southern coast with gusty winds and heavy MST: During the past 24 hours, weather has been partly cloudy in Magway Division, rain have been isolated in sia on purchasing the ments supply. rains on Sunday while tourists fled the Florida Keys as lower Sagaing and Mandalay Divisions, scattered in Chin equipment. “The US is sabo- the storm threatened to reach the United States as a likely hurricane. and Kayah States, fairly widespread in Shan State, upper Chavez made the taging. The Hercules Sagaing, Bago and Taninthayi Divisions and widespread The sixth storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, announcement at planes of US fabrication in the remaining States and Divisions with locally Sunday's TV and Radio do not have replace- Fay has already killed dozens. Around 50 people died heavyfalls in Rakhine State and isolated heavyfall in Mon programme “Alo Preis- ments,” Chavez said in Haiti when a bus tried to cross a river swollen with State. The noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded were dente.” He added that the when talking about the rain, adding to the toll after five deaths in Haiti and the Nay Pyi Taw (0.43) inch, Thandwe (5.44) inches, Thaton Dominican Republic on Saturday. A middle-aged Russian float could arrive difficulties that the pilots (4.17) inches, Kyauktaw (3.19) inches, Maungtaw (2.87) couple drowned in the Jamaican capital Kingston at the Guaira Port, north have to flight these inches, Hkamti (2.68) inches, Mawlamyine (2.48) inches, when their car was caught in a flooded crossing. Kyaukpyu (2.32) inches and Hpa-an (2.01) inches. of Caracas, and Cabello aircraft. When referring The US National Hurricane Centre said the storm's Maximum temperature on 17-8-2008 was 85ûF. Port, in the central coast to the Russian weapons, of Venezuela. maximum sustained winds were 50 miles per hour (80 Minimum temperature on 18-8-2008 was 69¼F. Relative Chavez said “we’ve got humidity at (09:30) hours MST on 18-8-2008 was 92%. Chavez said that his kilometres per hour), but Cuban forecasters said gusts the Sukoi fighters and Total sunshine hours on 17-8-2008 was (0.6) hour approx. government would up to 66 miles per hour (110 kph) had been recorded now we consider buying at Cabo Cruz, which juts into the Caribbean. Fay was Rainfall on 18-8-2008 was (0.59) inch at Mingaladon, evaluate acquisition of (0.59) inch at Kaba-Aye and (0.16) inch at Central Yangon. Russian submarines to cruising over warm Caribbean Sea waters at 10 mph submarines and new Total rainfall since 1-1-2008 was (75.39) inches at patrol our waters”, and (17 kph) about 200 miles (330 kilometres) southeast of Russian aircraft to guard Mingaladon, (85.51) inches at Kaba-Aye and (100.67) the Venezuelan territorial he added that “we really Havana and 265 miles (430 kilometres) south-southeast inches at Central Yangon. Maximum wind speed at Yangon sea and aerial space. need them here”. of Key West, Florida, the hurricane centre said. (Kaba-Aye) was (6) mph from Southwest at (18:30) hours MNA/Xinhua MNA/Reuters MST on 17-8-2008. Bay inference: Monsoon is generally moderate in 7:25 am 4:10 pm 6:00 pm the Andaman Sea and strong in the Bay of Bengal. 2. To be healthy 2. Musical programme 10. Evening news Forecast valid until evening of 19-8-2008: Rain will exercise 4:20 pm 6:30 pm be isolated in Kayah State, lower Sagaing and Magway 7:30 am 3. Dance of national races 11. Weather report Divisions, scattered in Mandalay Division, fairly wide- 3. Morning news 4:30 pm spread in Chin and Shan States, Ayeyawady and 7:40 am 4. At^;pioc\p∑´ 6:50 pm Taninthayi Divisions and widespread in the remaining 4. Nice and sweet song 4:35 pm 12. Âky\p∑c\.m¥a;r´>rc\Kun\qM areas with isolated heavyfall in Rakhine State. Degree of 7:55 am 5. Song to uphold 700 pm certainty is (80%). 5. {Ael¥a\Asa:} National Spirit 13. qutsuMlc\eRWˆa%\r˙c\ (Aky\dm^zc\wiuc\;' 4:40 pm State of the sea: Squalls with rough sea are likely at 7:15 pm times Deltaic, off and along Rakhine Coasts. Surface Tuesday, 19 August ec∑sc\q∑n\;' Kc\qn\;N∑y\) 6. {ek¥;z¨;tc\påty\} (dåRuik\ta-ek¥a\ezalc\:) {dA^ tui Ak^ s\ }\ 14. Niuc\cMKa;zat\lm\;t∑´ wind speed in squall may reach (40) mph. Seas will be View on today 8:00 am (l∑c\mui;' T∑n\;T∑n\;wc\;' {pn\;p¥oi;lk\} moderate elsewhere in Myanmar waters. 6. ASiu‘pic\p∑´ Ai“N∂aek¥a\zc\' Kc\qn\;N∑y\) (Apiuc\;-2) Outlook for subsequent two days: Generally strong 8:20 am (dåRiuk\ta-sui;ek¥a\Sn\;) monsoon. 7:00 am 8:00 pm Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area 7. Song of yesteryears 5:00 pm 1. mc\;k∑n\;Sraeta\ 15. News for 19-8-2008: Isolated rain. Degree of certainty is 8:30 am 7. The mirror images of 16. International news (80%). Bura;”k^;f 8. International news the musical oldies Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area prit\tra;eta\ 8:45 am 17. Weather report 5:05 pm for 19-8-2008: One or two rain. Degree of certainty is 9. Akpioc\p∑´ ASiu‘pic\p∑´ 18. Niuc\cMKa;zat\lm\;t∑´ eyaSraeta\Bura;Âk^;f 8. (80%). 4:00 pm {m¥k\wn\;rip\} 5:20 pm Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area UpπåtqNi†påLieta\ 1. Martial song SiuÂkmy\ ep¥a\Âkmy\ (Apiuc\;-2) 9. for 19-8-2008: Isolated rain. Degree of certainty is (80%). R 489 Published by the News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministpry of Information, Union of Myanmar. Edited and printed at The New Light of Myanmar Press, No 22/30 Strand Road at 43rd Street, Yangon. Cable Newlight, PO Box No. 43, Telephones: Editors 392308, Manager 392226, Circulation 392304, Advertisement 392223, Accounts 392224, Administration 392225, Production/Press 392369

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NAY P YI T AW, 18 Aug National Defence separately. Minister for Mr Gambari and party at —Special Advisor to the College at 1 pm, Foreign Affairs U Nyan Mya Yeik Nyo Royal United Nations Secretary- diplomats and officials of Win hosted a dinner for Hotel.—MNA General Mr Ibrahim foreign missions in Ma Lin of China celebrates after defeating Timo Agboola Gambari and Yangon at Seinle Kantha Boll of Germany during the men’s team gold party arrived Yangon by State House at 2.15 pm, Weather Forecast for medal contest between China and Germany of air this morning. International Committee Beijing Olympic Games table tennis event in Mr Gambari met with of the Red Cross at 3 pm 19-8-2008 Beijing, China, on 18 Aug, 2008. China beat Minister for Foreign and Tripartite Core Germany 3-0 and claimed the title in this event. Affairs U Nyan Win at Group at 3.55 pm Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area: Isolated rain. Degree of certainty is (80%). Special Advisor to the United Nations Import- Yangon and neighbouring area: Secretary-General Mr Ibrahim Agboola One or two rain. Degree of certainty is (80%). Gambari meeting with members of Tripartite substitute Mandalay and neighbouring area: Core Group at Seinle Kantha Isolated rain. Degree of certainty is (80%). products from State House.—MNA Thakayta Industrial Zone

Especially, the factories are manufacturing popular export products for foreign markets, meeting international standards. Similarly, import-substitute quality consumer products are being manufactured for customer satisfaction. PAGE 10 ARTICLE & PHOTOS: YE MAUNG

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